Bull
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
The constellation and zodiacal sign Taurus.
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The constellation and zodiacal sign Taurus.
The Bull reigneth in the neck, & in the throat.
Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion.
The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.
An early Grecian gem shows three nude figures, hand in hand, standing on the head of the Bull, one pointing to seven stars in line over the back, which Landseer referred to the Hyades.
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A surname transferred from the nickname derived from the name of the animal.